Sec. 48-62. Enforcement.

   (a)   The Department must administer and enforce this Article.

   (b)   A person who violates Section 48-60 is guilty of a Class A civil violation under Section 1-19.

   (c)   Each release of 50 or fewer balloons at one time in violation of Section 48-60 is a separate civil violation.

   (d)   Presumption of responsibility. There is a rebuttable presumption that the owner of private property from which a balloon is released in violation of Section 48-60 is responsible for the violation if the enforcement officer cannot determine which person released the balloon.

   (e)   Regulations. The Executive may adopt regulations under Method (2) to administer and enforce this Article. (2020 L.M.C., ch. 27, § 1; 2021 L.M.C., ch. 26, § 1.)